About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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I'm like the luckiest girl in the world. I've gotten to be a princess, I've gotten to work with the Muppets. A lot of my childhood dreams about who I wanted to be when I was a grown-up, I at least get to play them in movies. ~Amy Adams
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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As tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service. I've seen you engage and I've seen you turn out in record numbers. I've heard your voices amplified by creativity and a digital fluency that those of us in older generations can barely comprehend. I've seen a generation eager, impatient even, to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course. ~Barack Obama
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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